For seasoned travellers, jet lag is an unpleasant but often unavoidable experience. It can cause disturbed sleep patterns, poor concentration, confusion, hunger at inappropriate times or lack of appetite,irritability, weakness and disorientation. It occurs when your normal body clock is disrupted by traveling through several time zones and experiences daylight at what […]
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UK's Royal Navy Carrier Named in Honor of Queen Elizabeth II
At Fife's Rosyth Dockyard ceremony, a new vessel was named officially in the honor of Queen Elizabeth II. She says that the largest warship of the UK indicatesa new stage in the naval history. On the body of HMS Queen Elizabeth, a whisky bottle was smashed and this 65000-tonne Royal […]
Top Museums in Europe
Europe is home to some of the world's greatest museums, displaying a cultural kaleidoscope of Western culture from classical busts and Renaissance frescoes to Impressionist landscapes and postmodern sculptures. The Louvre (Paris) The short list has to start with the Louvre, one of those great catchall museums that opens with […]
Top Employers for Engineers in 2014
With the dawn of 2014, there is new hope for those who are seeking employment opportunities, especially in the engineering sector. If you have been dreaming of getting handsome pay packages and unmatched perks, then try seeking an engineering job at one of the best companies in this industry. The […]
Armored Cars vs. Armor Piercing Round
Armored cars are basically those cars which have been specially designed in order to provide serious protection to important personalities sitting inside. The president's car, sports cars and cars of high officials are all, armored cars. These cars are generally very expensive, for obvious reasons. A lot of varied technologies […]
How Welding Works for Beginners
When most people hear the term "welding" they probably picture a guy wearing a medieval-looking mask, holding a blow torch to a giant piece of metal while sparks fly all around him. While this isn't completely off, it doesn't take into account the huge role that welding plays in industrial […]
The Best Aviation Apps for Iphone, Ipad and Android
Apps aren't just for your average consumer anymore. They can literally help you fly a plane. And now, datalink-enhanced communication and surveillance technology previously available mainly for large aircraft is rapidly growing, opening up a well-connected aviation infrastructure that benefits aircraft of all sizes. Whether you pilot large jets, helicopters, […]
The Prospering Arms Industry
The Stockholm Institute for Peace Research’s, also known as SIPRI, Yearbook summarizes in 2013 the global sales of arms and military services of the 100 biggest companies of arms and military equipment for 2011. The amount of sales of these one hundred companies was 465.770 million in 2011, versus 411 […]
The Evolution of 3D TV
At one point, having a 3D TV in your living room might have sounded like something out of a sci-fi movie, but nowadays pretty much anyone can enjoy an immersive TV experience in the comfort of their own home. 3D TV has come a long way from its inception way […]
The Great Loop: A Tour Of America’s Rivers And Oceans
Everyone should take a tour of America at least once in their lives. The wide-open spaces, incredibly different ecosystems, and the relative homogeneity across it all is truly a thing to behold. The most obvious way to see the land of the free and the home of the brave is […]
Unbelievable Real Life Negotiations
Businesspeople often treat their negotiations as a matter of life and death, even when they really aren't. However, what would happen if the stakes were higher than a handful of jobs, the price of a majority stock option, or even the future of an entire company? Here are seven real-life […]
The Most Stressful Jobs
There are those people though, that despite the high pressures involved due to either lots of travel, deadlines, time away from family or the risk of losing one's life, they still choose careers knowing full well what they are getting themselves into. I have complied my list based on various […]